Comments on: Jim Webb’s Falling Polls Numbers

By: graywolf

graywolf — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:28:57 +0000

Seems once again to show the uselessness of polls.

A poll showing this degree of swing so soon after the election, 2 months ago, must have been taken using penguins in Antarctica.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:25:05 +0000

Amazing how some folks suddenly point out that polls are meaningless and by no means a catalyst to change policy... unless it's Bush and Iraq and what the MSM conjures up on some poll of 2pm latte drinkers at the fourbux in SFO.

By: djneylon

djneylon — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:55:59 +0000

Maybe it's the fact that the rather large community of active duty and retired military in Virginia is beginning to have major buyer's remorse over electing what they thought was one of their own, but who has turned out to be just another Democrat.

By: Patrick McGuire

Patrick McGuire — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:03:27 +0000

"It’s one thing to be a maverick and quite another to be a jerk. "

With today's politicians, how do you tell the difference?

By: Steven Plunk

Steven Plunk — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:15:27 +0000

This poll represents a desire for change from his constituents. He should immediately apologize to the President, change his party affiliation, and vote to support the troop "surge".

Actually, no. You see that's why we shouldn't let polls dictate policy. Next time somebody trots out a poll and advocates a change in Iraq policy based upon dissatisfaction of voters think of this.

You can't govern through polls.

By: just me

just me — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:06:51 +0000

I am not so sure you can say the poll is meaningless.

I think part of the problem may be his apparant smoozing with the DNC leadership.

Makes me think the voters "thought" they were electing a maverick, and so far he isn't panning out.

But unlike other freshmen he has probably gotten more face time, and also more bad press than other freshmen.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:17:07 +0000

I think the term you are looking for is buyer's remorse.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:10:57 +0000

Good idea. Heaven forbid he should be popular except when running for re-electoin.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:08:02 +0000

Wow, a completely irrelevant poll. Who would care what his ratings are; he's got, what 6 years until his next election. Move on, there's nothing here to see.

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:51:19 +0000

As always a single polling data point is highly suspect. If other polls show similar results then he should reconsider his stance (assuming he cares about the popularity). But for now this may well be simply an outlier.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:47:15 +0000

It’s one thing to be a maverick and quite another to be a jerk.

Amen.